Well water quality in northwest Kansas
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Keywords: Kansas, water quality, well water
Abstract Type: Poster Abstract
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Todd W Moore, Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University
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Abstract
In collaboration with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Department of Geosciences at Fort Hays State University is sampling well water in northwest Kansas to measure, map, and spatially analyze levels of iron, uranium, chloride, selenium, arsenic, sulfate, nitrate, manganese, and conductivity. Phase 1 of this collaborative project focused on the alluvial plain of Prairie Dog Creek in Norton and Phillips Counties. While levels of most contaminants are below the recommended maximum contaminant levels (MCLs), several wells exceeded iron, uranium, manganese, nitrate, sulfate, arsenic, and conductivity MCLs. Phase 2 is ongoing and focused on the alluvial plains of Sappa and Beaver Creeks to the west of Prairie Dog Creek.
Well water quality in northwest Kansas
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